Every year, month, day, and week, we’re asked, “How’s the market?” Here’s a quick summary of what the last decade of construction management recruiting has looked like, in emojis:

2017: 🫰
2018: ↗️
2019: 💪
2020: 😷
2021: 🚀
2022: 🤑
2023: 🔝
2024: 🧊
2025:🫸
2026: 🙏

And, yes, all real estate is local, and these stories are slightly different across towns, states, and industries, but you get the picture.

Also, this is NOT the story of data center construction…